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People in northern Manitoba are lobbying the government to put more bathrooms on Highway 6 between Grand Rapids and Thompson. They say leaving travellers with no option but to themselves in the bush creates a health and safety issue.

NCN Thompson Bus began running shuttles for passengers and freight two times a week between Thompson and Lynn Lake in late September.

One person is dead and police are assisting civilian searchers to look for another after a pair of boaters from Lynn Lake were reported missing Oct. 15.

The legislative session has returned. As your MLA, I am working on your behalf on the issues that are really important to us in the north. That includes our concerns about healthcare and the affordability of hydro prices.

NCN’s first female chief says voters disproved her doubts about how many people thought a woman could be the best choice for leader.

The $45 million remediation at the Ruttan Mine in northern Manitoba is now complete, the province announced Friday.

As part of the Manitoba government’s commitment to protect the environment and expedite work to clean up orphaned and abandoned mine sites, the $45 million multi-year remediation project at the Ruttan Mine is now complete, Environment, Climate and Parks Minister Jeff Wharton announced today.

20 years after it shut down and 16 years after work began, remediation of the Ruttan Mine near Leaf Rapids is done, the provincial government said Aug. 19.

The President of the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) says she is “alarmed” after seeing data that shows vacancy rates for nursing positions in northern Manitoba…

The president of the Manitoba Nurses Union is “alarmed” by data that shows vacancy rates for nursing jobs in Northern Manitoba continue to be on the rise.